B.J. Medical College traces its origin to the Ahmedabad Medical School, founded in 1871. In 1879, a donation of Rs 20,000 from Byramjee Jeejeebhoy led to the school being renamed B.J. Medical School. The institution affiliated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bombay in 1917, and in 1946 gained affiliation with the University of Bombay, becoming a full medical college. Undergraduate courses were affiliated to Gujarat University in 1951, and postgraduate courses in 1956.
The college is a government medical college affiliated to Gujarat University and recognised by the National Medical Commission, sitting on a 100-plus-acre campus within the Civil Hospital, Asarwa complex. It is attached to New Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, one of the largest government hospitals in Asia.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1946 (full medical college status); traces to 1871 as Ahmedabad Medical School |
| Type | Government medical college |
| Affiliating university | Gujarat University (UG since 1951, PG since 1956); recognised by NMC |
| Campus | 100-plus acres, Civil Hospital campus, Asarwa |
| Address | Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad 380016, Gujarat |
| Teaching hospital | New Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad |
| MBBS seats | 250 |
| NIRF 2025 Medical | Rank 45, score 51.84 |
| Official website | bjmcabd.edu.in |
MBBS admission is NEET-UG based, with 250 seats (15% All India Quota, 85% Gujarat state quota via ACPUGMEC counselling). The college additionally runs 24 postgraduate branches and 11 DM/M.Ch super-specialty programmes; the college's 40 course rows carry DB-level seat data already.
| Framework | Category | Rank | Score | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Medical | 45 | 51.84 | 2025 |
| NIRF | Medical | 50 | 49.71 | 2023 |
B.J. Medical College participated in the NIRF 2024 exercise but did not appear with a published rank or score in that year's Medical table.
Sources: nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/ and /2023/ (direct fetch).
Separate hostels are available for men and women on the Civil Hospital campus, with attached bathrooms and a student-run mess. The college library holds roughly 41,000 books plus journal back-volumes and current periodical subscriptions. Sports facilities, a gymkhana, and an auditorium are among the basic campus amenities.
The teaching lineage goes back to 1871, making it one of Gujarat's earliest medical training institutions, well before it became a degree-granting college in 1946.
The college is affiliated with New Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, one of the biggest public hospitals in Asia, giving students exposure to very high patient volumes across specialties.
The college runs 24 postgraduate branches and 11 super-specialty (DM/M.Ch) programmes on one campus, including a large DM Cardiology intake.
As a government medical college, tuition is subsidised compared to private and deemed universities in Gujarat.
Medical category rank moved from 50 (score 49.71) in 2023 to 45 (score 51.84) in 2025.
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Medical | 2025 | #45 |
| NIRF | Medical | 2023 | #50 |
40 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
9 cutoff records across exams, courses, and categories.
| Year | R | Exam | Course | Category | Gender | Quota | Opening | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | General | Gender-Neutral | AI | 63 | 704 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | OBC | Gender-Neutral | AI | 835 | 402530 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | SC | Gender-Neutral | AI | 3573 | 14266 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | ST | Gender-Neutral | AI | 38407 | 38407 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | EWS | Gender-Neutral | AI | 1579 | 2416 |
| 2024 | 2 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | OBC | Gender-Neutral | AI | 2420 | 3035 |
| 2024 | 2 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | ST | Gender-Neutral | AI | 39968 | 44018 |
| 2024 | 2 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | EWS | Gender-Neutral | AI | 1913 | 2209 |
| 2024 | 3 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | OBC | Gender-Neutral | AI | 2126 | 2126 |
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
